MUSI 006B. Music and War

This course will explore the various contexts and motivations for music making during the Holocaust and World War II era. In the universe of the Nazi ghettos and concentration camps, music was a vehicle for transmitting political rumors, controversies, stories, and everyday events as well as a form of spiritual resistance. In the broader context of war, it was used for political and nationalist agendas. This course will draw on a wide range of music, from folk songs and popular hit tunes to art music intended for the concert stage.
Humanities.
1 credit.
Eligible for PEAC
Fall 2025. Milewski.
Catalog chapter: Music
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/music

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